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PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS Announces He Is Cancer-Free
PRETTY MAIDS singer Ronnie Atkins says that he is cancer-free. The Danish musician broke the news of his lung cancer diagnosis in October via the band's Facebook page. He wrote in an open letter to the PRETTY MAIDS fans that his illness "came totally unexpected without any typical symptoms." Earlier...February 7, 2020
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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Defends MITT ROMNEY Over Vote To Convict DONALD TRUMP On Abuse Of Power
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has defended Mitt Romney after the Utah senator announced Wednesday he would vote to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial. Romney will be the first senator in U.S. history to vote to remove a president of the same party from office. The president...February 5, 2020
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CLUTCH Guitarist: 'Even Though We Sell Considerably Less Albums, Our Shows Are Bigger And Better'
Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Tim Sult of Maryland rockers CLUTCH. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether CLUTCH has picked up new fans by virtue of playing so many rock and metal festiv...February 4, 2020
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There's nothing more satisfying than shutting people up. With their first two albums, and a whole bunch of acclaimed live shows, LOVEBITES swiftly proved that the fact they are an all-woman group that collectively weigh slightly less than one of Chuck Billy's forearms is, thank the metal gods, the l...January 31, 2020
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RATT: 'The Atlantic Years 1984-1990' Box Set Due In March
A CD box set containing the five albums RATT recorded for Atlantic Records will be released on March 27 via Cherry Red Records' HNE Recordings. The collection, titled "Ratt: The Atlantic Years 1984-1990", is housed in a clamshell and includes several single edits as bonus tracks. Taking inspiration...January 29, 2020
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Is IRON MAIDEN Working On New Album? NICKO MCBRAIN Responds (Video)
On January 18, David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain at the British Drum Co. booth during the 2020 NAMM show in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if MAIDEN is working on a new album, Nicko responded: "Watch...January 25, 2020
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Former DEATH And CYNIC Drummer SEAN REINERT Dead At 48
Sean Reinert, longtime drummer for progressive/technical metal pioneers CYNIC, has died. He was found unresponsive at his California home Friday night (January 24). No cause of death has yet been revealed. He was only 48 years old. Reinert was a founding member of CYNIC, along with guitarist/vocalis...January 25, 2020
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DEATH ANGEL Singer On Being Nominated For GRAMMY AWARD: 'It's The Olympics Of Music'
A four-minute report from San Francisco Bay Area's KPIX 5 on DEATH ANGEL's first Grammy nomination, for the title track of the band's ninth album, "Humanicide", can be seen below. DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany, who co-founded the band with his cousins as a teenager in 1982 and who co-produced...January 24, 2020
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BILLY CORGAN Is Working On 21 Songs For 'Pretty Different' New SMASHING PUMPKINS Album
SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan has told 102.9 The Buzz in a new interview that he is hard at work on the band's new studio album. The upcoming disc will be the follow-up to 2018's "Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun." , which was SMASHING PUMPKINS' first in over...January 21, 2020
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MICHAEL WILTON Says TODD LA TORRE's Drumming On QUEENSRŸCHE's 'The Verdict' Album Was 'No Easy Feat'
During Scott Rockenfield's extended leave from the band, QUEENSRŸCHE kept the identity of the drummer on last year's "The Verdict" studio album a closely guarded secret. While QUEENSRŸCHE has enlisted former KAMELOT drummer Casey Grillo as Rockenfield's replacement for live shows, frontman Todd La T...January 19, 2020
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SYMPHONY X Singer RUSSELL ALLEN And Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman ANETTE OLZON: Listen To 'Worlds Apart' Title Track
Noted progressive metal vocalists Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X, ADRENALINE MOB) and Anette Olzon (THE DARK ELEMENT, ex-NIGHTWISH) will release a collaborative album titled "Worlds Apart" on March 6 via Frontiers Music Srl. The project will be issued under the moniker ALLEN/OLZON. Allen and acclaimed Sw...January 17, 2020
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Listen To CHESTER BENNINGTON Sing On New Single From His Pre-LINKIN PARK Band GREY DAZE
GREY DAZE, the '90s-era band helmed by Chester Bennington and featuring drummer Sean Dowdell, bass player Mace Beyers and guitarist Cristin Davis, give fans an early listen to their as-yet-untitled Loma Vista Recordings debut album with the release of the single "What's In the Eye". Before he sang,...January 16, 2020
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BLACK STAR RIDERS Release Music Video For 'In The Shadow Of A War Machine'
BLACK STAR RIDERS have released the official music video for their latest single, "In The Shadow Of A War Machine". The song is taken from the band's fourth album "Another State Of Grace", which was released in September via Nuclear Blast. According to a press release, "In The Shadow Of A War Machin...January 16, 2020
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RATT Guitarist Says Band Plans To 'Put Out A Few Singles' In The Coming Months
New RATT lead guitarist Jordan Ziff — who is also a member of Marty Friedman's backing band — recently spoke with Mark Strigl of Talking Metal. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On joining RATT: Jordan: "It's just one of those th...January 14, 2020
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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I've Known For About Two Years' That NEIL PEART Was Battling Brain Cancer
Mike Portnoy, a longtime friend of Neil Peart's, says that he was aware for quite a while that the late RUSH drummer was battling brain cancer. "Yeah, I've known for about two years now and was held to secrecy," the former DREAM THEATER drummer said during an appearance earlier today (Monday, Januar...January 13, 2020
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